Simply Trust in Jesus
Finding God in the Daily
Come to
me, all who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
What we have in God is not to be confused with why we are heavy laden.
LIFE IS NOT EASY, as you know. The losses
grow in number the longer we live.
We become weary of the disappointments especially
-when we have tried so hard,
-when we have given so much of ourselves to others,
We wonder where He’s been.
-Why God didn’t answer or help in certain situations,
-Why He allowed uncomfortable things to happen to us
or to our loved ones?
-Why didn't God intervene?
The harshness of it all wars within our heads. Some things don’t seem fair. We want to blame God or others, but we know we shouldn’t question.
Our faith isn’t always as strong as we thought it to be. We may begin to question God’s goodness or His plan. Some people walk away and say, to heck with it! They have had enough!
Here is the truth. When the test comes we know our true selves and the state of our relationship with God. We know if we are like the branches connected to the vine. The struggle, though, is real.
Is life supposed to be this way?
God never promised us a rose garden. He did promise he would go through life with us. One way we learn to trust God is by leaning on Him as we go through the valley and learn to trust Him for the outcome. The burden can seem grave, and it often is, but He gives us supernatural rest.
I think of this kind of rest as different from physical rest, but a rest for the mind, emotions, worries and fears, a confident resting in our trust as we believe in Jesus to take care of us in spite of the difficulties. This kind of rest is like peaceful strength. Something comes at you and you're sucker punched. You call out to God and name it and claim it. The victory then comes as a state of rest instead of crippling fear and angst. "Trusting Jesus, that is all." Amen
We become weary of the disappointments especially
-when we have tried so hard,
-when we have given so much of ourselves to others,
-when we have gone above and beyond
-when we have been
faithful to God.We wonder where He’s been.
-Why God didn’t answer or help in certain situations,
-Why He allowed uncomfortable things to happen to us
or to our loved ones?
-Why didn't God intervene?
The harshness of it all wars within our heads. Some things don’t seem fair. We want to blame God or others, but we know we shouldn’t question.
Our faith isn’t always as strong as we thought it to be. We may begin to question God’s goodness or His plan. Some people walk away and say, to heck with it! They have had enough!
Here is the truth. When the test comes we know our true selves and the state of our relationship with God. We know if we are like the branches connected to the vine. The struggle, though, is real.
Is life supposed to be this way?
God never promised us a rose garden. He did promise he would go through life with us. One way we learn to trust God is by leaning on Him as we go through the valley and learn to trust Him for the outcome. The burden can seem grave, and it often is, but He gives us supernatural rest.
I think of this kind of rest as different from physical rest, but a rest for the mind, emotions, worries and fears, a confident resting in our trust as we believe in Jesus to take care of us in spite of the difficulties. This kind of rest is like peaceful strength. Something comes at you and you're sucker punched. You call out to God and name it and claim it. The victory then comes as a state of rest instead of crippling fear and angst. "Trusting Jesus, that is all." Amen
To God be the Glory
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